What Keeps America Divided?
“Let Them Eat Tweets,” by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson, examines the ways in which the wealthy control the Republican Party.
What Is the Status of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’?
In “14 Miles,” his exploration of life on the border, DW Gibson reveals the reality and fantasy of the president’s desired wall.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Meet Vashti Harrison, Belle of the Best-Seller Lists
This author and illustrator is a mainstay across multiple categories. She hopes her work broadens the horizons of young readers.
Pitch-Perfect 'Mexican Gothic' Ratchets Up The Dread
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest is true Gothic horror; set in 1950s Mexico in a creepy, isolated house where a young bride believes her new husband is poisoning her, and that ghosts walk through walls.
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Can Political Satire Outpace Reality? 3 Books Toss Their Hats in the Ring
Christopher Buckley’s “Make Russia Great Again,” Jessica Anthony’s “Enter the Aardvark” and the anthology “The Faking of the President” all have fun with American politics.
Steve Inskeep Is Drawn to Books With Nuanced Female Characters
“Years ago I read everything by Hemingway and Raymond Carver. It’s a different experience to read Elif Shafak and Lauren Groff.”
The Day the White Working Class Turned Republican
David Paul Kuhn’s “The Hardhat Riot” recounts a little-remembered event and traces its significance to the politics of the present day.
The Baby-Sitters Club Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Literary Fiction
The wildly popular series was marketed to girls. But its nuanced depiction of friendship provided a 9-year-old boy with an education that “boy books” did not.
‘Every Work of American Literature Is About Race’: Writers on How We Got Here
Amid the most profound social upheaval since the 1960s, these novelists, historians, poets, comedians and activists take a moment to look back to the literature.
Mermaids, Werewolves And Witches: Welcome Summer With These 6 New YA Novels
For summer, we've got a roundup of great new young adult fiction that stretches from Brooklyn to Ireland to fantasy realms of sirens and wolf-people.
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‘Blue Ticket,’ by Sophie Mackintosh: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Blue Ticket,” by Sophie Mackintosh
‘Rigged,’ by David Shimer: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Rigged,” by David Shimer
A Search for U.F.O.s Leads to Utopian Dreams in This Debut Novel
In Brian Castleberry’s “Nine Shiny Objects,” a broad cast of characters seek a different way of life in 20th-century America.
New Audiobooks, From Thomas Cromwell to the World of Darkness
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Novel Asks: What if Women Were Forbidden From Doing It All?
Sophie Mackintosh’s “Blue Ticket” imagines a dystopian world in which a girl’s fate is chosen for her.
How Generations of Russians Have Tried to Influence American Elections
David Shimer’s “Rigged” provides the history and context behind Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election.
Shirley Jackson Meets Johnny Rotten In 'Dark Blood Comes From The Feet'
Horror may not be readers' first choice in times like this, but Emma J. Gibbons' new collection, influenced by both punk rock and classic literature, is full of great characters and genuine scares.
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Brave Teenage Refugees Seek a Home of the Free
In Jenny Torres Sanchez’ “We Are Not From Here,” three Guatemalan teenagers embark on a harrowing journey through Mexico to the U.S. border.
Preparing to Launch: Three Adolescents Count Down to Adulthood
Erin Entrada Kelly’s “We Dream of Space” follows three siblings, adrift in a dysfunctional family, as they await the shuttle Challenger’s liftoff.
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